2008 PROGRAMME ON RESEARCH WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS

The Brocher Foundation scientific programme focuses on the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of the development of medical technologies. The Brocher Foundation main aims are to welcome scientists for stays from one to six months and to organise symposia.

In 2008, for its first edition, the Brocher Summer School will focus on the “Research with Human subjects”. It will explore key issues in development of new medicines and related implications for the Human Subject, with a substantive focus on the following topics:

·          History of research with human subjects and Biomedical ethics

·          History of drug development, Preclinical development of drugs and Clinical development of drugs

·          Research with Human Subjects for non-medicinal purposes

·          Regulation of Research with Human Subjects

·          Socio-economic aspects of drug development

·          Bioart and human subjects

The programme includes:

Morning and Afternoon lectures

Ø       Interdisciplinary approach Internationally-renowned professors

Ø       Daily class discussions

Afternoon workshops

Ø       In depth and small-group study of issues addressed in morning and afternoon lectures

Symposium on Access to medicines

Ø       Open to public attendance.